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 Very Basic But Super Clear Phone January 10, 2006
Margel Bonifacio (Moscow, ID United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
When my cordless phone broke after 3 years of continuous use, I starting searching using google and amazon to find the most reliable and clearest phone. It is difficult to decide because the reviews are conflicting.
Finally, I chose AT&T 210 Trimline because it is cheap and still works even without electricity. I'm glad that I ordered it because the sound is so clear, much clearer than my previous cordless phone.
This phone is also very basic and this means there are no complicated instructions to follow. A few numbers can be programmed using this unit.
And since I'm not at home all the time, I decided to buy an answering machine, also from AT&T (model 1722) which works by the way, perfectly despite of the negative reviews.
Overall I'm satisfied with the purchase.
a pretty good phone for the price December 5, 2007
Matthew G. Sherwin
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I recently bought this phone for my father who likes his phones simple and easy to use. This telephone by AT&T works better than other, much fancier phones, including two expensive cordless phones with extra handsets, when I had to get a new phone for my new home. The construction of this telephone reflects great engineering; and it's very, very reliable for a price that's very inexpensive these days for a phone. Yes, it is corded; but when all you really need is a basic phone this really does the job.
The phone has back lit buttons which are desirable for those of us who are elderly or in any way sight impaired. The buttons could be brighter but the back lighting does improve upon no lighting. The phone offers well known features including "last number redial," and allows you to set the phone up with your telephone company so that you can use this phone with features like call waiting and three way calling. The phone has a mute feature, adjustable ringer volume and more. These functions never disappoint me. It also has a small knob that lets you switch between touch tone and pulse (rotary) dialing. I use touch tone dialing as most people do. I am particularly impressed that a phone in this price range even has a twelve number memory feature for speed dialing. Cool!
If you want to take a nap without the phone ringing, just turn the ringer off by using the knob at the base of the phone.
I highly recommend this telephone for people who need a basic phone at a cheap price that still has a few "frills" to like including memory speed dialing and call waiting. The extra features give you all you truly need to make this a well constructed telephone at a ridiculously inexpensive price. Sure, the back lighting for the buttons on the phone could be brighter; but overall this is still quite a good phone for the price. The phone takes up little space and it can even be wall mounted to completely save counter space in a kitchen or any other room.
 Long distance numbers cannot be programmed September 14, 2005
B. Gross (Washington, DC)
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
We bought two of these phones because they're small, have good basic features, and we've had good luck with AT&T phones in the past. Unfortunately, neither phone will accept into memory any long distance or international phone numbers. As you're entering numbers the phone suddenly starts to dial, and you get a recording saying "if you want to place a call hang up and dial again." Three calls to AT&T failed to shed any light on the problem. It's more trouble than the phones are worth to pack them up and ship them back to AT&T and wait for replacements. Local numbers program OK and the phones otherwise work well.
Horrible March 25, 2006
Constance Truggle (South Carolina, USA)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
The phone itself is cheap, which is a plus. The usage, however, is also cheap. It distorts sound worse than a cordless, which I as trying to avoid, and randomly hangs up on people. As I use this phone for a business purpose, this is detrimental. I do not advise the purchase of this phone.
 Can't use as a wall phone March 7, 2007
Karen Jennings (Goose Creek, SC United States)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This phone would probably work well as a desk phone. It seems to be well made. Due to a design flaw, the receiver will not stay on the base.
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